Great Harwood Past

Poor Law Accounts 1784 – 85

John Brigg [indecipherable]
The Accts. of John Mercer Overseer of the poor from May 1784 up until May 1785.
Town Overseer to John Mercer Last yeare£3 11s 7 1/2d
Sunday May 2d 1784
To Ann Holcare this Month£0 12s 0d
To Hester Whalley Colnn do.£0 4s 0d
To Widow Leeming do.£0 4s 0d
To Peggy Bentley do.£0 2s 0d
To Wid. Whenslae DO.£0 4s 0d
To Betty Ashworth do.£0 2s 0d
To Old Robert Baron do.£0 8s 0d
To Ann Rambotham do.£0 4s 0d
23To Widow Whenslae house rent£1 5s 0d
25To James Rishton badly£0 5s 0d
Journey to Carr Hall with Sall Bookins to answer a summons£0 1s 6d
30To Sall Bookings husband Lame first relief£0 6s 0d
To Peter Whalley 7 yds Linn Cloth for smoke at 10d per yd is 5s 10d to thread and making 16d£0 7s 2d
Note publishing to a meeting£0 0s 2d
Disburst this month£4 4s 10d
Sunday June 6th 1784
To Widow Leeming this month£0 4s 0d
To Peggy Bentley this month sick£0 4s 0d
Ann Holcare do.£0 12s 0d
To Old Robert Baron do.£0 8s 0d
To Wm. Dawson 2 mos. At 3s per wk.£1 4s 0d
To Wid. Whenslae do.£0 3s 0d
To Betty Ashworth do.£0 2s 0d
To Sall Booking lame£0 4s 0d
7To Wid. Whenslae 3 baskets coals at 4d per£0 1s 0d
To fliting Peggy Bently from Green Cliff to Lower Town£0 0s 6d
To Postage of Letter from Rosendale£0 0s 2 1/2d
9To horse hire and expences to Do.£0 3s 6d
To Work House rent£2 10s 0d
To Governess of work house for waiting on Dawson when Lame£0 2s 0d
To Pegg Bently Lame£0 1s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom Bastard child Mo.£0 4s 0d
16To Henry Green sick family£0 4s 0d
To Sall Bockings husband Lame£0 4s 0d
19To Horse hire and expences to P—-£0 3s 6d
To Wid. Smith Children badly£0 5s 0d
To Mrs. Watson for Wid. Smith House rent£2 0s 0d
25Wid. Shuttleworth House rent£0 17s 6d
Sall Bookings husband£0 5s 0d
To Expences at a private session and Door tenter£0 1s 6d
To assessment signing and publishing£0 2s 6d
27To Mr. Butler for two Wid. Smith family 7s at 3s per£1 1s 0d
Disbursed this Mo.£11 7s 2 1/2d
Sunday July 4th 1784
To Ann Ramsbottom Bastard child this Mo.£0 4s -d
To Peter Whally Colnn£0 4s -d
To Peggy Bently£0 3s -d
To Old Robert Baron£0 8s -d
To Ann Holcare£0 12s -d
To Wid. Whensloe£0 3s -d
To Betty Ashworth£0 0s -d
To Mary Giles Pickup Bank 3 mo. At 6s£0 18s 0d
To 6 yds. Pinnfore smocks at 10d per£0 5s -d
To Sall Bockings husband£0 4s 0d
To Wid. Leeming this month£0 4s 0d
To Wm. Dawson this Month£0 12s 0d
15To Old Wid. Smith House rent£1 1s 0d
16To James Forest Lame£0 4s 6d
20To John Green from Haslington£0 5s 0d
28To James Forest Mrs. Shuttleworth and Clayton order fulfild.£0 4s 6d
Disbursted this Mo.£5 14s 6d
Sunday Augst 1st 1784
To Ann Ramsbottom Bastard£0 5s 0d
To Wid. Leeming this Month£0 4s 0d
Peggy Bently Do.£0 2s 0d
Ann Holcar do.£0 12s 0d
Old Robert Baron Do.£0 8s 0d
Wid. Whensloe Do.£0 3s 0d
Betty Ashworth Do.£0 2s 0d
To Peter Whally Do.£0 4s 0d
Poastage of a Letter from Man.£0 0s 3d
9To James Ashworth House rent£1 10s 0d
To Wm. Dawson this Mo.£0 12s 0d
18To James Ashworth Badly£0 2s 6d
To John Green House rent£1 11s 6d
30To James Ishworth Badly£0 3s 0d
£5 19s 3 1/2d
[The condition of the document deteriorates from this month.]
Sunday September 5 1784
To Ann Ramsbottom Bastard child this Mo.£0 -s -d
To Wid. Leeming Do.£0 -s -d
To Peggy Bently Do.£0 -s -d
Betty Ashworth Do.£0 -s -d
Widow Whensloe Do.£0 -s -d
Old Robt. Baron Do.£0 8s -d
Ann Holcar do.£0 12s -d
James Ashworth badly£0 2s -d
Wm. Dawson this month£0 12s -d
18To Expences and Door tenter at a private session£0 -s -d
Journey to Carr Hall with James Forrest to Answer a summons concerning Dr. Wilkinson Bill£0 1s -d
To Peter Whally Colnn this Month£0 4s -d
24Towards Richd. Whitackere House Rent£1 1s -d
Journey to Rossendale workhouse with Peggy Bently£0 3s -d
26To Peter Whalley Colnn House rent£1 5s -d
28To John Mercer Banks House rent£2 2s -d
Disbursed this Mo.£7 7s -d
Sunday November 7th 1784
To Ann Ramsbottom this Month£0 5s 0d
Wm. Dawson Do.£0 12s 0d
Wid. Whensly Do.£0 3s 0d
Betty Ashworth Do.£0 2s 0d
Robt. Baron Do.£0 8s 0d
Wid. Leeming Do.£0 4s 0d
Part of Dr. Wilkinson Bill for James Forest as per order of Mr. Clayton£2 6s 0d
To the above Dr. for part of his Bill for old Miller son Badly in a feaver 13w and Wife brought in Bed of two Children£2 0s 0d
19thJohn Green wife from haslington husband and Children sick
24thJourney to Blackburn to see James Green and with both sick£- 5s 8d
[Illegible] child boath sick£0 -s -d
Disbursed this Mo.£7 7s 6d
Sunday December 5 1784
To Widow Leeming this Month£0 -s -d
Ann Ramsbottom Do.£0 -s -d
Wm Dawson Do.£0 1s -d
Widow Whensly Do.£- -s -d
Betty Ashworth Do.£0 -s -d
Robert Baron Do.£0 -s -d
Widow Shuttleworth 6w at 2s 6d per£0 15s -d
6thJourney to Altham and Accrington concerning Gibson Settlement Expences and my wage 1s£0 1s -d
10John Green from haslington lame£0 5s -d
15Journey to Blackburn in order to take Henry Fort examination before Mr. Cover on Acct. of Gibsons Settlement Expences 1s 6d my wasge 1s.£0 2s -d
Ann ramsbotton and Child yet sick£- 4s -d
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of 900 L and upward. The Justices of the peace at there Quarter Sessions holden at Manchester Granted him a permisition to go from Town to Town. John Mercer at Squires witness by
20Journey to Blackburn to Inspect the duplicate –Acct. of Gibson [illegible]expences 6d my Wage 1s£- -s -d
John Mercer Banks Wife Badly£- -s -d
Journey to Carr Hall thinking to get [illegible] order of removeal [illegible]£- -s -d
Journey to Padiham to see Jenny Shuttleworth either to take her away or give more releife£0 1s 0d
To Henry Whitacre 26 w at 2s 6d per and other things as per Bill£5 11s 8d
Disbursed this Mo.£7 5s 8d
Sunday January 2d 1785
To Jenny Shuttleworth this Mo.£0 1s -d
Robert Baron Do.£0 8s -d
Widow Leming Do.£0 4s -d
Do. Whensly Do.£0 3s -d
Betty Ashworth Do.£0 2s -d
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Lame and towards his house rent£0 15s -d
Ann Ramsbotton this Mo.£0 5s -d
4Toward burial of John Mercer wife£0 10s -d
5Betty Ashworth taken badly£0 2s 0d
Mr Moom for takeing John Gibson and Henry Fort examination at a private sessions held at Blackburn£3 -s -d
To an order of removal fore Do.£0 4s -d
Expences at the above sessions [torn] my wages 1s£0 2s -d
6To Expences at removing the above Family to Altham and going to Huncoat 5d my wage 1s£0 1s 5d
taken forward£4 17s 5d
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Sunday March 6th
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To Widow —–
Ann Ramsbottom£0 4s 0d
Wid. Shuttleworth Do.£0 12s 0d
Robt. Baron Do.£0 8s 0d
Wid. Whensly Do.£0 3s 0d
Betty Ash–£- -s -d
[the following entries most likely for April 1785]
brought forward£3 2s 0d
John Livesey from Manchester Wife Lame£0 8s 0d
Journey to Symonstone with Docter Hoyle Money on account of widow Giles bill£0 1s 0d
Expences at Jonathan Calverts with Altham folks concerning Gibsons Trial£0 1s 6d
Journey to Altham and read Heights£0 1s 0d
9thTo -ow Widow Smiths 13w at 13s per£1 19s 0d
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Confermation of the Order in Court£0 1s 0d
To my Wage 4 days at 1s per day 4s and other witnesses on the road 2s£0 6s 0d
To expences on the road to Preston two men£0 0s 6d
George Pilkington one Day wage£0 1s 6d
[Torn]£0 5s 0d
Rob. Baron this Month£0 8s 0d
Widow Giles Pickup Bank 3 Mo. At 6 per£0 18s 0d
Betty Shuttleworth badly£0 2s 6d
John Green Sick family£0 6s 0d
Wm Dawson 6 yds Linn Cloth for shurts at 10d per thred 2d and making 1s 2d£0 6s 4d
April 24th 1785To Henry Green sick family£0 -s -d
John Clayton 7 yds Linn Cloth for shurts at 10d per yad£0 6s -d
Peter Whally Colnn this Month£0 8s -d
Henry Whittacre 26 wks at 2/6 per week and Clothing as per Bill£3 14s -d
To Joseph Dean Good bought in for him [illegible]£2 0s -d
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To paper for Books and Letters£0 1s -d
Disbursed this Month£22 2s -d
May 18thBy Cash Due to£- -s -d
May 18th 1785By Balance due to Higher Town£6 13s -d
By Sundries paid in All£- -s 2.5d
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Contra.
By Sundried recd. in All£102 4s 3d
By Cash due to me from Lower Town£8 10s 0d
Seen and Allowed by us
Lawrence Walmsley
Alexr. Mercer
Thos. Fielden
Jeffra Brogden